Opinion

This year, Doctor Who has been back on our screen ten whole years. It feels like yesterday that the TARDIS materialised once more; suitably, it also feels like forever. So join us as we celebrate a decade with the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors. Let’s find out which serials are our favourites, and shine…

For some, the most exciting news about the forthcoming season is not that Jenna Coleman has decided to stay, which is a welcome development, nor the news that Missy is set to return (which isn’t), it’s the news that Steven Moffat is reintroducing two-part stories. A common criticism of modern Who is that too much…

The Daily Record online has splurged a headline about David Tennant charging fans an “astronomical” sum of £100 per autograph at an upcoming US convention – that’s about $170 in your monochromatic American money. The tone of the article sways from his being unreasonably steep to being a popular charitable sort. It is, in an…

This year, Doctor Who has been back on our screen ten whole years. It feels like yesterday that the TARDIS materialised once more; suitably, it also feels like forever. So join us as we celebrate a decade with the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors. Let’s find out which serials are our favourites, and shine…

Mr Eccleston poses a problem to the Fandom Hive Mind (FHM from hereon). He is a controversial figure amongst fans even 10 years after he took on the role of the Doctor. At that time no one had any idea whether the show would be successful or not – it was all very uncertain. His…

Doctor Who belongs to us, all of us. Peter Capaldi says so. In the world tour event in Rio he said the show belongs to us, the fans, and I am more than happy to belong to the show, as a supporter and advocate. But I’d hate to be described as a stakeholder in the…

“The man who abhors violence, never carrying a gun.” So said Davros of the Doctor, highlighting one of those inherent character traits that marks him out from so many other heroes. Except for when it, er, doesn’t. Yes, there are plenty of times when the great pacifist is more than happy to use fists, firearms…